He’s a hero to some. Flight attendant leaves via the chute

A flight attendant accused of cursing out a passenger on an airplane public-address system and using an emergency slide to hop off looked happy and relieved afterward, a passenger said Tuesday.

Steven Slater lost his temper after a passenger accidentally hit him on the head with luggage on the ground at Kennedy Airport on Monday, police said. After the plane parked, he grabbed beer from the galley and used the exit slide to make his getaway, police said.

He was awaiting arraignment Tuesday in Queens on criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing charges.

Passenger Phil Catelinet said he heard the profanity-laced announcement on Flight 1052 from Pittsburgh, which he described as “the most interesting part of the day to that point,” but didn’t see Slater use the exit slide or grab the beer.

It wasn’t until he saw Slater on an airport train and overheard him talking about the escapade that he put it all together.